Victor Manuel Ochoa Ventura (born 1917 in El Salvador). is a Salvadoran football player and former coach.

Victor Manuel Ochoa
Personal information
Full name Victor Manuel Ochoa Ventura
Date of birth 1917
Place of birth El Salvador
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1949 FAS
International career
1940 El Salvador
Managerial career
1951–1954 FAS
1963–1964 Águila
1969 FAS
1964 El Salvador (assistant)
Alianza
1975 Negocios Internacionales
Honduras Progreso
1966 Sonsonate
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Nicknamed Pipe, Ochoa was the first goalscorer for FAS in the club's history in 1947.[1]

International career

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Ochoa made his debut for the El Salvador national team in unofficial friendly against Costa Rican side Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in 1940 where he came on as sub, his team went on to lose 1–0. [2]

Managerial career

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Ochoa also was the first technical director of FAS.[2] As a coach "Pipe" Ochoa has obtained four championships at national level (2 National Championships with FAS, 2 National Championships with Águila), he was record holder before Conrado Miranda won his fifth league title in 1977.[3] He also coached in Honduras first division with Honduras Progreso

Achievements

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Year Finish Team Tournament Role Notes
1951–52 Champion Club Deportivo FAS 1st Division El Salvador Coach FAS first title in their history
1953–54 Champion Club Deportivo FAS 1st Division El Salvador Coach First Coach of FAS to win back to back titles
1963–1964 Champion Club Deportivo Aguila 1st Division El Salvador Coach
1964 Champion Club Deportivo Aguila 1st Division El Salvador Coach

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  2. ^ ¡Fas tu puesdes! - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Por ser el más exitoso - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)
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